Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / / John Ragosta
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| Autore: |
Ragosta John A
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| Titolo: |
Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / / John Ragosta
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| Pubblicazione: | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.4/6092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Freedom of religion - United States - History - 18th century |
| Freedom of religion - Virginia - History - 18th century | |
| Church and state - United States - History - 18th century | |
| Church and state - Virginia - History - 18th century | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Thomas Jefferson's religion and religious liberty -- Virginia's establishment and the revolutionary battle for religious liberty -- The Virginia statute for establishing religious freedom -- The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise -- From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant -- Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times -- Jefferson's enduring legacy -- Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions) -- Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments -- First Amendment to the United States Constitution -- Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel) -- "Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785 -- Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Ultimately revealing that the great sage demanded a firm separation of church and state but never sought a wholly secular public square, Ragosta provides a new perspective on Jefferson, the First Amendment, and religious liberty within the United States. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Religious freedom |
| ISBN: | 0-8139-3651-9 |
| 0-8139-3371-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819183403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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